The Resume

(September 24, 1904-August 4, 1945)
America's most prolific fighter pilot
Scored 40 Aerial kills in the Pacific during WW II (1942-1944)
Was awarded the Distinguished service cross and the Congressional Medal of Honor (1944)
Became a test pilot for the Lockheed Corporation (1945)
Died testing Lockheed P-80 (1945)

Why he might be annoying:

He shares his name with a marijuana smoking device.
He preferred to be called Dick to Richard.
He was reported for flying his P-38 under the Golden gate bridge and down a San Francisco street after his graduation from flight school.

Why he might not be annoying:

He did his part to protect the world during WW II.
He developed the 'air superiority tactic' and the 'never dogfight a zero' tactic.
He had a picture of his wife, Marge, on the nose of his P-38.
When WW II broke out, General George Kenney requested two things to be sent to the Pacific, the P-38 fighter plane and Dick Bong.

Credit: Fandango

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Congressional Medal of Honor Winners
• Fandango/Zoidberg/New Zealand History X's Profiles [Series 1]
• I Died in 1945 (Ranked: 40)
• I Died While Flying
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Military Garb
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Pilots
• Profiles 12751-13000 (Ranked: 12954)
• Served in World War II
• Stand Up Men

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 21 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 503 Votes: 52.88% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 124 Votes: 49.19% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 62 Votes: 43.55% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 104 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 40.82% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 193 Votes: 32.64% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 93 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 142 Votes: 44.37% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 732 Votes: 42.76% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 79 Votes: 26.58% Annoying